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Recent Examples of disingenuous
Individual fiefdoms will survive this disingenuous brand of political gamesmanship, but the governor and other top leaders may not.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
Unlike previous city commission meetings, several residents spoke out in favor of the redesign during public comment, arguing that some complaints about the park were disingenuous.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Twelve out of 13 isn’t bad, and to harp on what hadn’t worked during the Hurricanes’ relatively brief march to the Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights would be disingenuous, dishonest and dumb.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 3 June 2026
By Erik Larson, Bloomberg Famed short seller Andrew Left faces the possibility of decades behind bars after being found guilty of using disingenuous social media posts to manipulate stocks, in a landmark case that threatens to chill a broader trading strategy loathed by corporate executives.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
Unlike previous city commission meetings, several residents spoke out in favor of the redesign during public comment, arguing that some complaints about the park were disingenuous.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Twelve out of 13 isn’t bad, and to harp on what hadn’t worked during the Hurricanes’ relatively brief march to the Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights would be disingenuous, dishonest and dumb.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 3 June 2026
By Erik Larson, Bloomberg Famed short seller Andrew Left faces the possibility of decades behind bars after being found guilty of using disingenuous social media posts to manipulate stocks, in a landmark case that threatens to chill a broader trading strategy loathed by corporate executives.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disingenuous
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Some providers described assumptions that patients with substance use disorders were irresponsible, dishonest or less deserving of empathy than other patients.—
Karli Swenson,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
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Trump has years of experience with this kind of dishonest narrative flexibility.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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Keep your actual and suspected traitors closer – the non-loyal, uncommitted, secretive, suspicious, dishonest, deceitful, chronically negative, and regularly undermining.—
Peter D. Banko,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The interview was secretly filmed in her apartment at Kensington Palace while she was separated from then-Prince Charles and later revealed to have been secured by deceitful methods.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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She was fired in March 2026 for violations that led to a deputy working while being unlicensed, and for being untruthful when questioned about it, according to the complaint.—
Jack Springgate,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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Since 2019, state law has required law enforcement agencies that employ POST certificate holders to notify the board if a certificate holder knowingly made an untruthful statement during an internal affairs investigation, among other circumstances.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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The look manages to be on trend without being too contrived.—
Selene Oliva,
Glamour,
12 June 2026
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Whereas Heineman’s film used its incredible access to the central couple to capture moments that come across as beautifully and uncomfortably intimate and unstaged, Bergh (The Greatest Love Story Never Told) uses his access to make everything pretty and entirely too contrived.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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Earlier this month, Matsui’s campaign came after Vang for taking corporate donations from Sacramento-area businesses during her city council campaigns, implying that Vang’s vows to not accept money from corporate PACs in her congressional bid is hypocritical.—
Mathew Miranda
June 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
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People are fixating on celebrities of all kinds, accusing singers of body-positive anthems of being hypocritical, rolling their eyes at athletes promoting weight loss drugs and whispering about the thinness of their favorite movie stars.—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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While there are certain products that can be used across different hair textures, lengths, curl patterns, thicknesses, colors (natural and unnatural), and needs, hair products are often created with specific consumers in mind.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
13 June 2026
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This is fast enough for the robot to react to environmental changes in real time without making its motions feel jerky or unnatural.—
Lee-Lean Shu,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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While some believe that Trump is merely the conduit for devious legal advisors, his legal advisors say otherwise, giving Trump the credit for pushing them to try unorthodox angles.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
9 June 2026
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Why so many charmers, devious or otherwise?—
Anna Russell,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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While Craig will be the assumed starter, typically Dykes has at least tried to have a quarterback battle, with redshirt freshman Adam Schobel being Craig’s primary competition to watch.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Mar. 2026
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Witnessing violence has, unfortunately, become an assumed risk when logging onto the internet.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Disingenuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disingenuous. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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